Dame di Cartone, Cardboard Ladies, is a series of portraits where women mimic 17th Century, cubist, and fifties fashions – only they’re wearing dresses made of cardboard and paper instead of fabric! Swiss-Italian photographer Christian Tagliavini takes complete control of the entire creative process, including making the patterns, constructing the outfits, and photographing the subjects. He aims to invent, create, and ultimately produce innovative images that blend fine art and craftsmanship. Just looking at the details, you can see what a labor of love his method truly is.

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Christian Tagliavini was one of 2011Finalists in the annual competition held by the London International Creative Competition.

The London International Creative Competition is a vehicle for facilitating contact between uniquely talented artists and an international audience. LICC 2012 is currently open and accepting new entries. The deadline to submit creative work is April 30, 2012!

Omg! An overwhelming yet stunning project! I keep looking at images and can’t figure out if the waists were photoshopped or what? Look too unreal! But there must be some sort of visual trick there!
Thanks for sharing!!!